Learn Hardcore Spanish (Spain): Es mejor que escanees el formulario antes de enviarlo, a no ser que la oficina ya lo tenga. - It’s better for you to scan the form before sending it, unless the office already has it.

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Es mejor que escanees el formulario antes de enviarlo, a no ser que la oficina ya lo tenga.

Meaning

It’s better for you to scan the form before sending it, unless the office already has it.

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Breakdown of Es mejor que escanees el formulario antes de enviarlo, a no ser que la oficina ya lo tenga.

Why is it Es mejor que escanees and not Es mejor que escaneas?

Because es mejor que is an expression of advice or recommendation, and in Spanish that normally triggers the subjunctive.

So:

Very common pattern:

All of these are usually followed by the subjunctive.

How do you get the form escanees from escanear?

Escanees is the present subjunctive form of escanear for tú.

Steps:

So:

It may look a bit unusual because the verb ends in -ear, but this is the normal pattern.

Why does the sentence use antes de enviarlo instead of antes de que lo envíes?